Question

What is an idiom?
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Responses

a figure of speech that implies a comparison between seemingly unlike things without using “like” or “as”
a figure of speech that implies a comparison between seemingly unlike things without using “like” or “as”

the use of descriptive language that creates a vivid picture in the reader’s mind and may evoke an emotional response
the use of descriptive language that creates a vivid picture in the reader’s mind and may evoke an emotional response

an expression whose meaning cannot be figured out from the literal meanings of the words but has a figurative meaning as a whole
an expression whose meaning cannot be figured out from the literal meanings of the words but has a figurative meaning as a whole

when an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics

Answer 1

An idiom is: "an expression whose meaning cannot be figured out from the literal meanings of the words but has a figurative meaning as a whole."
Example: "kick the bucket" means "to die," not literally kicking a bucket.